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The 2010 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 110th season. This year saw the passing of legendary Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell, and nearly saw the first perfect game thrown by a Tigers pitcher. The Tigers spent most of the season in 2nd or 3rd place.
In a Major League Baseball game played on June 2, 2010, at Detroit's Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga nearly became the 21st pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw a perfect game. Facing the Cleveland Indians, [a] Galarraga retired the first 26 batters he faced.
This is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Detroit Tigers, with their main position and years played. Players in Bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in Italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
The last place 1952 team went 50–104 (.325), which was the worst season in Tigers history until the 2003 team lost 119 games. [129] [130] Despite the dismal season, starter Virgil Trucks threw two no-hitters in 1952, becoming only the third pitcher in major league history to accomplish this feat.
Intentional walks: 32 Miguel Cabrera (2010) Grounded into double plays: 29 Jimmy Bloodworth (1943) At bats per strikeout: 57.3 Johnny Bassler (1925) At bats per home run: 9.6 Hank Greenberg (1938) Outs: 528 Ian Kinsler (2014) Wins Above Replacement (Baseball-Reference): 11.4 Ty Cobb (1917) Wins above Replacement (Fangraphs): 11.5 Ty Cobb (1917 ...
Here are the best and worst first round picks by the Detroit Tigers in the last 30 years following the demotion of former top pick Spencer Torkelson.
March 16 – Billy Hoeft, 77, All-Star pitcher whose career spanned 15 seasons, mainly with the Detroit Tigers. March 17 – Van Fletcher, 85, pitcher for the 1955 Detroit Tigers. March 23 Edith Barney, 87, catcher for the Grand Rapids Chicks of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Jim Colzie, 89, Negro league baseball pitcher ...
Lou Whitaker, who spent 19 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, became just the ninth person to have his number retired in franchise history on Saturday